Means for printing backgrounds



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E. N. HOWE.

MEANS POR PRINTING BAGKGROUNDS.

N0.427,'7166. Patented May 13,1890.

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EDVIN N. I'IOVIE, OF FOREST, OHIO.

MEANS FOR PRINTING BACKGROUNDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,766, dated May 13, 1890.

Application filed August 2 l, 1 8 8 9.

To all whom t may concern: papertrimming as before to the outlines of Be it known that I, EDWIN N. HOWE, a citithe design, but do not render this opaque. Zen of the United States, residing at Forest, Thethinner design is then mounted upon a 55 in the county of Hardin, State of Ohio, have clean clear glass of the proper size, and the 5 invented certain new and useful Improvethicker design then mounted upon the thin ments in Means for Printing Backgrounds, of one, but so arranged that the outlines of the which the following is a specification, refertwo shall not be coincident-that is, allowence being had therein to the accompanying ing the margin or outline of one to project be- 6o drawings. yond that of the other, as shown in Figs. l

1o This invention relates to certain new and and 2, so as to produce the effect of a shadow. useful improvements pertaining to photog- Of course when the design is produced by raphy; and it has for its object the producthe other methods the same relative arrangetion of an improved photographic printingment of partsnamely, the translucent and 65 iilm for printing the backgrounds, the novless translucent designs arranged relatively 15 elty residing in the peculiarities of constructo each other, as are the thick and thin paper tion and the combinations, arrangement, and above referred to-should be observed, the deadaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinsign in principle and effect being the same, after described, shown in the drawings, and no matter by what method it is produced. 7o then particularly pointed out in the ap- IVith a plate of the character above de- 2o pended claims. scribed the picture is produced as follows:

I aim to producea novel design in photogra- The portrait which is intended to form the phy--a representation of apartially-transparcentral figure, and which in a completed picn ent design producing a transparent shadow, a ture will occupy the space designated by the 75 sharp,Well-deiined, perfect shadow,which may letter Ein the drawings, Figs. l and 2, is made 25 be extended to form a double shadow, or, in in the 'form of a vignette photographic print. fact, more than two shadows, as desired. Then lay the print Aface downward upon the The accompanying drawings, which with design, being careful in the adjustment that the letters of reference marked thereon form the face of the person comes directly back of 8o a part of this specification, are deemed sufthe opaque part of the upper design upon the 3o 'iicient to illustrate my invention. base. Then press the same in contact and In said drawings, Figure l is a view illusexpose to the light in the ordinary manner trating one form of my improved backgrounduntil the desired shade is attained. The upplate. Fig. 2 is a like view of the same with per design acts as a mask in protecting the S5 opaque center. Fig. 3 is a vertical central portrait, except the edges, whichprint enough 3 5 section through the same. to show the design and give the transparent In carrying out my invention I take a base eii'ect, while the lower design represents the A, of any suitable transparent material, such shadow or a transparent design. I maysomeas glass, Celluloid, or any analogous subtimes print the design and portrait all at one 9o stance. I then fix upon this plate the deprinting, in which. case the upper design is 4o sign desired. This may be done in a variety not rendered opaque, the central portion of ways. I will mention some of them. thereof (designated by the letter I3) being Drawings may be made of the desired detranslucent, as indicated in Fig. I, and the sign and copied in the form of a negative by negative a vignette placed in contact there- 95 the aid of photography or any lithographie, with and the whole exposed to the light and 45 photographure, or mechanical printing prothe picture printed in the usual manner.

cess; or I may make a drawing of the design \Vhile in the drawings I have chosen to on a plain white paper and trim out the same show the design as that of a leaf, it is of course carefully to the outline of the design, making evident that this is but one of the numerous ma the center opaque preferably, blending at the designs that may be'employed-sucln for in- 5o edges toward the edges of the design. I then stance, as feathers, stars, flags, shields, or other make an exact duplicate or facsimile of this characters-andImay produce the plates with these various designs and keep them in stock,

design upon thinner paper-@such as tissuethe person desiring to have his picture taken taking his choice oi design for background.

In the drawings the letter C designates the thin design and D the outer or thicker one.

The design may be printed onthe base from an engraved or other plate, or it may be printed on a translucent iilm and laid or placed upon the plate, neither design to be coincident with the outline of the other.

Vhat I claim as new is- I. Adevice for printing backgrounds,wliich consists of a transparent base having a translucent figure thereon and an interposed relatively niore translucent and adjacently-ar ranged duplicate of the first1nentioned ligure, substantially as specified.

2. A d evice for printing backgrounds,whicl1 consists of a transparent base, a translucent design thereon, and an interposed more translucent similar design with a portion opaque, substantially as described.

3. A device for printing backgrounds, consisting of a transparent base, a translucent design mounted upon the base, and a less translucent design of similar character mounted upon the first-m entioned design in a slightlydifferent plane,whereby the eiifect of a shadow is produced, substantially as described.

4. A device for printing backgrounds, consisting of a transparent base, a translucent design on said base, a less translucent design, a substantial duplicate of the first, mounted thereon, but not coincident with the outline thereof, and haying a substantially central portion rendered opaque,` substantially as shown and described In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN N. IIOWE.

Witnesses:

D. L. S'rocK'roN, H. E. S'rocKToN. 

